July 06, 2012, 1:45PM

WASHINGTON - The Arkansas Democratic Party is arguing in federal district court in Little Rock that if it awarded John Wolfe Jr. any delegates to the Democratic National Convention based on his 42 percent performance in the state's binding Democratic primary in May, it would risk a challenge to the seating of the whole delegation when President Obama is... Full story »

July 06, 2012, 1:42PM

BATON ROUGE -- A top official in Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration was notified shortly after the Louisiana revenue department issued a controversial ruling that expanded an alternative fuel vehicle tax credit. A Jindal spokesman has said the governor didn't know of the ruling until mid-June. But a review of Department of Revenue emails by The Associated Press shows Jindal's... Full story »

July 06, 2012, 12:58PM

POLAND, Ohio -- A sobering economic snapshot intensified the presidential campaign Friday, with President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney offering distinctly different views of the nation's economic trajectory. Obama said private sector job growth "is a step in the right direction." Romney declared the continued high unemployment a "kick in the gut." A stand-pat jobs report that showed... Full story »

July 06, 2012, 11:00AM

Algiers attorney Marie Williams-Brigandi has announced her candidacy for 2nd City Court judge. Williams is seeking to replace Judge Mary "KK'' Norman, who announced her retirement. Williams-Brigandi promised "to be fair and unbiased and to treat with dignity and respect every person with a matter before the court, regardless of whether that person can afford an attorney.'' A graduate... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 8:15PM

Repairs were completed on the Grand Isle water line and full water service was restored late this afternoon, Jefferson Parish officials said. Conservation measures were lifted after Blanchard Contractors finished the repairs about 5 p.m., said Parish Councilman Chris Roberts. The water line which stretches between Grand Isle and Jean Lafitte was damaged after a vessel struck the pipe Tuesday... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 8:04PM

Despite concerns from Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni's administration, Kenner voters will be able to vote Nov. 6 on two amendments to the Home Rule Charter. The Kenner City Council Thursday indefinitely deferred legislation proposed by the administration that would have called off the elections. In the past few weeks, the Kenner City Council has set elections for voters to... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 6:14PM

A Louisiana Supreme Court justice sued Thursday to block her colleagues from debating and voting on whether she is legally entitled to become the court's next chief justice, setting the stage for a racially tinged power struggle inside the state's highest court. Justice Bernette Johnson's federal lawsuit argues she is next in line for the job under the terms... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 5:55PM

WASHINGTON -- Louisiana hospital officials are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Gov. Bobby Jindal's refusal to expand Medicaid eligibility as called for in President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul. Joining other Republican governors, Jindal has said he can't justify participation in the program because the cost, both to the federal government and ultimately to state taxpayers, will be too... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 5:43PM

Richard "Rick" A. Tonry, a former congressman and longtime lawyer in Chalmette, died Tuesday at his farm in Lumberton, Miss. He was 77. A former Jesuit seminarian and an avid fan of the fictional swordsman Zorro, Mr. Tonry was elected to Congress from St. Bernard Parish on Nov. 3, 1976, but resigned after serving only four months when federal... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 5:04PM

WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission has deposited $66,490.99 in former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer's presidential campaign fund, bringing to $351,961.10 the total in federal matching funds received by the former Louisiana governor, who ended his presidential campaign on May 31. But, in announcing Thursday what will be its last payment to the Roemer campaign, the FEC also made... Full story »

July 05, 2012, 4:40PM

St. Tammany Parish's Zoning Commission will recommend that the Parish Council rezone a tract of land in Lacombe to accommodate a controversial waste transfer station, likely clearing the way for a settlement of a citizens group's lawsuit seeking to block the station. The commission this week voted to send to the council a handful of rezoning designations on a... Full story »